We were raised in the era of the microwave. We don’t like waiting and expect immediate results in life, work, church. But Christian leaders aren’t born that way. They are raised.

Once again, Finland has been named the happiest nation of the world, for the eighth time in a row. That is remarkable, because the country has forgotten its Christian roots. How biased is the World Happiness Report?

The young generation that could enjoy maximum sexual freedom is not enjoying this at all. On the contrary, they are depressed. The German author Gabriele Kuby tells about this in the CNE podcast.

Last weekend, we had a church retreat. With a large group from the church, we spent three days out of town at a beautiful facility surrounded by greenery.

Most children with Down die before birth. Since we can see that our baby has the syndrome, the numbers of Down children sink. On World Down Syndrome Day we publish a reflection from Germany.